Pentagon: Carson soldiers killed in Afghanistan
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Defense Department has confirmed that the eight soldiers killed in an attack on an U.S. outpost in Afghanistan were all from Fort Carson.
The military identified them as:
— Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin, 25, of Savannah, Ga.
— Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, 27, of Tucson, Ariz.
— Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, 24, of Applegate, Calif.
— Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk, 30, of South Portland, Maine.
— Sgt. Michael P. Scusa, 22, of Villas, N.J.
— Spc. Christopher T. Griffin, 24, of Kincheloe, Mich.
— Spc. Stephan L. Mace, 21, of Lovettsville, Va.
— Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson, 22, of Reno, Nev.
They were all assigned to the same squadron at the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson outside Colorado Springs.
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